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Trump Identifies India Among 21 Major Illegal Drug Producing, Transit Countries
The reasons countries are placed on the list is the combination of geographic, commercial, and economic factors that allow drugs to transit or be produced, even if a government has engaged in diligent narcotics control measures.
Bihar Sees Sixth Lynching in Five Days as Mobs Give 'Faisla on The Spot'
According to officials, the several incidents of mob lynching come close on the heels of an increase in the number of gang-rape cases, creating an atmosphere of frustration among people.
'Modi Wanted Camp David Dinner With Trump, White House Said It's Not in Cards’
American author Bob Woodward in his latest book "Fear: Trump in the White House" has a small segment on India and June 26, 2017 visit of Narendra Modi to the White House.
TN Governor Has no Power to Release Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convicts: Officials
Since the investigation into the assassination was carried out by a CBI-led team, the governor will have to consult with the central government before he takes a decision to remit or commute the sentence of the seven convicts, a Home Ministry official sai...
Congress, TDP and Left Join Hands in Telangana, Demand President's Rule Ahead of Election
The three parties, which have reached an understanding on forming an electoral alliance to fight the upcoming assembly elections together, said free and fair polls will not be possible if KCR remains the caretaker CM.
At Least 19 Killed in Suicide Attack on Afghan Protesters
A wave of violence across Afghanistan in recent weeks has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians and security forces, as the Taliban makes gains on the battlefield and IS launches deadly urban attacks.
Over a Million Told to Flee as Hurricane Florence Stalks US East Coast
Residents scrambled to flee en masse as the menacing Category 4 storm packing winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour bore down on the East Coast of the United States.
Man Who Stole Nizam’s Gold Tiffin Worth Crores Used it Every Day to Have food, Police Say
The thieves, who made away with a gold tiffin box, a cup studded with rubies, diamonds and emeralds, a saucer and a spoon, fled to Mumbai and lived in a luxury hotel before being nabbed.
Facebook Can Do Better to Retain New Mothers: Ex-Data Scientist
Writing in The Wired, Eliza Khuner, a data scientist who worked at Facebook from November 2017 to July 2018, said she had to leave her job at Facebook as the company has no policy for those who have to balance motherhood with their jobs.
Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers
T. Jayaprakash Reddy was detained on the charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking.
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Briefs EC on Challenges, Preparations for Assembly Polls
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar this afternoon briefed the EC about the preparations underway to hold assembly polls after the state assembly was dissolved last week. The term of assembly was to end in June 2019.
Rajasthan 'Battlefield Tourism' Convention to Recreate Famous Battles
Battlefield Tourism in Rajasthan, taken up at the seventh edition of the Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) Convention, all set to attract tourists across the globe is due on Sept 13-14 in Bharatpur.
How China is Fuelling 'Indirect Growth' by Moving Factories Abroad and Also Beating Trump's Tariffs
The US and China, the world's two largest economies, have been locked in a months-long trade fight after Trump imposed 25 percent customs duties on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods this summer, triggering a swift tit-for-tat response from Beijing.
WhatsApp Now Available on Reliance JioPhone, JioPhone 2: How to Download
WhatsApp is available in the JioPhone AppStore starting September 10 and will be rolled out on all JioPhones by September 20.
Pakistan Rejects Report on BRI Renegotiation With China, Says it's Committed to CPEC
The CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea. It is a part of the BRI.
For Families of Some 9/11 Victims, New DNA Tools Reopen Old Wounds
The New York City Medical Examiner's Office has worked for 17 years to identify the remaining 1,100 victims. Using advances in DNA extraction techniques over the past five years, it has made five more identifications.